Quote of the day: "No, I said this award goes out to the performer with the biggest posse, Madonna."--Family Guy
Greetings minions! I decided to post an impromptu "howdy-do". It's been a fruitful couple of weeks in my new job reviewing books at the 'Rama. However, it seems that my reviews are either really liked or attacked with extreme prejudice--oddly, I prefer the role of villain so it amuses me to no end that some of these guys attack my critiques with such fervor. I feel like if I'm inciting them to set my house on fire; meaning: I'm doing a good job. Time will tell.
Bigger news! Last week, you guys saw that I interviewed Steve Niles of 30 Days of Night. Again, I want to thank Steve--he was very easy to approach and talk to. Well, this week I set out to find my next industry pro to pester into doing a little 5 question mock interview with me electronically. I contacted three guys:
- Warren Ellis -- who is "...like lightning" with the debut of the new Thunderbolts #110 today and notoriously a busy man. I think he thinks I stalk him through MySpace. Maybe a little, I might. Okay, I do.
- Jimmy Palmiotti -- I answered a "bulletin" for regarding advice on a tattoo for Painkiller Jane's ass. He replied back--a true rarity response because, apparently, my idea was funny. So I mailed him back, since he's half of the writing team on one of my favorite books, Jonah Hex.
- David Yardin -- He's the guy who did the amazing artwork for the What If...Deadly Genesis issue from Marvel Comics. I mailed him to let him know that I was a fan and he replied (lightning struck me twice in one week guys) and told me that he and David Hine (the guy who wrote the issue) had read my review and they were grateful. He's super willing to return the favor--excellent!
If you'll notice I've posted a few blogs worth checking out over here--->
I've gotten to know the Reverend and Caleb through the Best Shots Team and let me tell you, their blogs are bad ass and mine is but monkey feces smeared on the inside of a cave wall in comparison. Geoff Klock's blog is something special, however. This guy and I have a lot in common--he's a poet with a penchant for the sequential beast, much like myself and my buddy Shannon Canne (see I plugged you.) His blog makes me feel like my brain is significantly inferior to his brain--its a must for the intellectually gifted. Feel free to make new friends through blogs, I have.
Getting back to the 'Rama--feel free to post any kind of opinion you have on the message boards over there regarding Best Shots. It is totally okay if you don't like my review--it's obviously better if you do because well, I won't have to kill you.
There are two extra editions of Best Shots to be on the look out for. One is a "Best of 2006" edition and the other is just a straight up "Bonus" edition because apparently we shooters are all the most omnivorous readers on the planet. My "Best of..." is being referred to as "The Bizarro Worst/Best of 2006", I cover:
- "The Bizarro Worst Graphic Novel I Didn't Read" -- Pride of Baghdad from Veritgo by Brian K. Vaughn & Niko Henrichon
- "The Bizarro Worst Series I Didn't Read" -- Jonah Hex from DC by Jimmy Palmiotti & Justin Gray with Various Talented Artists
- "The Bizarro Worst Single Issue I Didn't Read" -- Dr. Strange: The Oath #1 from Marvel by Brian K. Vaughn, Marcos Martin, & Alvaro Lopez
- "The Bizarro Best Comic I Wish I Had Read" -- Heroes for Hire #1 from Marvel by Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti, Billy Tucci, & Tom Palmer
Steve
01.10.07
Listening to: The Pixies Greatest Hits, thanks Koben!
Reading: Toyfare #115--Adam Tracey is apparently a binge drinker at work!
DVD to watch: Still watching D&D cartoons!!!
Plans for Thursday: Eh, I gotta work--waiting tables isn't fun anymore.
11 comments:
Thanks for the shout out, but I have to correct you -- I am finishing my doctorate from Oxford in the study of poetry, and my upcoming book (Continuum 2007) is about poetry, but I don't actually write poetry myself.
oh okay--for some reason i thought all people who studied poetry actually wrote it too--since its a pretty incestuous medium *smirk*
thanks geoff!
Not me. I am against incest, except as a plot device. How can they not have had Leah and Luke sleep together before they found out they were related -- what a waste! The famous star wars poster where she is draped grasping his thigh -- thats where the genius is.
Love the Family Guy quote! Thx for the info on David Yardin. You're comment regarding his work being similar to Jim Lee's sparks my interest! So you got the D&D cartoons too?? I bought the DVD when it came out but haven't had a time to watch them yet...
Good words.
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